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H 205 x W 290 mm

226 pages

112 figures, 1 table (colour throughout)

Published May 2026

Archaeopress Archaeology

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Hardback: 9781805832072

Digital: 9781805832089

DOI 10.32028/9781805832072

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Keywords
Iron Age; Iberian Peninsula; Urbanism; Oppida; Hillforts

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This book offers a comprehensive synthesis of Iron Age hillfort and oppida urbanism in Iberia (4th???1st centuries BC), highlighting diverse development paths beyond Mediterranean models. It situates Iberian urbanization within broader debates on ancient cities and archaeological inquiry.

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Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Foreword ??? Manuel Fern??ndez-G??tz

Chapter 1. Compared Anatomies, Compared Societies of the Iberian Iron Age throughout Archaeological Analysis ??? Victorino Mayoral Herrera, Ignasi Grau Mira and Juan Pedro Bell??n Ruiz

Chapter 2. Iron Age Urbanism in the North-West of the Iberian Peninsula: New Challenges Provided by Non-Invasive Archaeology ??? David Gonz??lez-??lvarez, Vega Arribas-Greciano, Pastor F??brega-??lvarez, Jes??s Garc??a S??nchez, Rodrigo Gonz??lez-Camino, Samuel Ni??n-??lvarez, Carlos Otero-Vilari??o and C??sar Parcero-Oubi??a

Chapter 3. Oppida-Based Social Organization in the Duero Valley during the Late Iron Age. A View on the Contribution of Non-Invasive Archaeology from Aerial Photography to Geoprospection ??? Jes??s Garc??a S??nchez

Chapter 4. Iron Age Urban Landscapes in the Ambl??s Valley (??vila) ??? Jes??s Rodr??guez-Hern??ndez, Gonzalo Ruiz Zapatero and Jes??s R. ??lvarez-Sanch??s

Chapter 5. Late Iron Age Hillforts and Oppida of the Middle Tagus Basin (Spain). A Comparative Anatomy ??? Victorino Mayoral, Carmen Pro, Elia Quir??s and Maite de Tena

Chapter 6. The ???Fornacis??? Project: Geophysical and Archaeometallurgical Survey ??? Alonso Rodr??guez D??az, Ignacio Pav??n Soldevila and David M.??Duque Espino

Chapter 7. Tejada la Vieja ??? Protohistoric Settlement Design Revealed by Ground-Penetrating Radar ??? Clara Toscano Perez, Cornelius Meyer and Roger Sala Bartrol??

Chapter 8. Hidden Anatomies: The Genesis and Development of the First Urban Network in the Lower Guadalquivir Valley ??? Francisco Jos?? Garc??a Fern??ndez and Eduardo Ferrer Albelda

Chapter 9. Iron Age Iberian Urban Sites in the Guadalbull??n River Valley: Iliturgi (Meng??bar, Ja??n) and Puente Tablas (Ja??n), Two Models of Archaeological Research ??? Carmen Rueda Gal??n, Juan Pedro Bell??n Ruiz, Miguel ??ngel Lechuga Chica, Arturo Ruiz Rodr??guez, Manuel Molinos Molinos, Dar??o Garrido Almagro and Mar??a Jos?? Cabrera Lara

Chapter 10. Pathways to Urbanization. Aggregation and Social Organization in a Mediterranean Mountain Landscape during the Early Iron Age (Segura Basin, Inland Iberia) ??? Susana Gonz??lez Reyero, F.??Javier S??nchez-Palencia Ramos and Miriam Alba Luz??n

Chapter 11. Disentangling the Urban Settlements and Societies in the Iron Age of Eastern Iberia
(450???200 BC) ??? Ignasi Grau Mira

Chapter 12. Non-Invasive Methods Applied to the Analysis of Urban Centres in North-Eastern Iberia during the Iron Age ??? J.??Noguera, D.??Asensio, R.??Sala, J.??Mu??oz, J.??Morer, P.??Men??ndez, R.??Jornet, D.??Jimeno, B.??Gil and R. ??lvarez

Chapter 13. Social and Functional Characterisation of Urban Settlements in Northern Iberia during the Iron Age ??? D. Asensio, J.??Noguera, G. de Prado, F.??Codina, P.??Men??ndez, J.??Morer, R.??Jornet, J.??Mu??oz, J.??Garcia Rosell??, D.??Jimeno, B.??Gil, and R. ??lvarez

About the Author

Victorino Mayoral Herrera is a Tenured Scientist in the Merida Institute of Archaeology (Spanish Council of Scientific Research-Government of Extremadura). He is specialized in landscape archaeological studies, mainly focused on the Second Iron Age and early Roman times and the potential of non-invasive archaeology.??


Juan Pedro Bell??n is Associate Professor - Tenured of Archaeology at the University of Ja??n (Department of Historical Heritage), and Researcher in the Institute of Iberian Archaeology of the University of Ja??n. He is specialized in Conflict Archaeology (Second Punic War), Iberian Culture Archaeology, History of Archaeology, Iron Age Archaeology and landscape studies.??


Ignasi Grau Mira is a Full Professor of Archaeology in the Department of Prehistory, Archaeology, Ancient History and Classics, University of Alicante, Spain, and Researcher in the Institute of Archaeology-UA. Ignasi specialises in landscape archaeology linked to social organisation and dynamics principally in the Ancient Mediterranean, but also working in South America and Oceania.